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2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 10, 2026
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 28, 2021

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Electrical
Filed Apr 10, 2026

48V battery has repeated failures where I'm driving. safety concern, When it fail, it will pop up warning1) only drive below 50 miles/hour; then it becomes2) stop vehicle immediately; then ) multi-media system suddenly shut off while I'm driving. I tested by 48V battery which only has below 60% health. with 4 error code all related to V48 battery and management system: B183214; B183216; B183217; B183371; 48V battery is under Emission control component warranty which has 5 years/50000miles in Federal for MediumDutyVehicle and 7 years/80000 in WA state. My car is listed as MediumDutyVehicle in Mercedes service book. Mercedes refused to replace my unhealthy battery. Mercedes Charging me diagnosis fees for failure of V48 Battery. this should be waived since the part is under warranty Mercedes refused to provide battery health report to me even I explicitly asked from them, they just cleared the code and told me my battery is fine

NHTSA ID
11730436
Incident
Apr 10, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 28, 2021

The contact owns a 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS63. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the collision warning sensor was activated with an audio alarm and warning on the display screen. The contact stated that there were no objects in the roadway or close to the vehicle. The contact stated that she had deactivated the driver assistance functions in the vehicle and the failure still occurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer was contacted and advised the contact to wash the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was washed however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200.

NHTSA ID
11426863
Incident
Apr 15, 2021
Mileage
200 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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